2026 Festival Hub Venue Information

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Please see this Tech Specs document for photos, stage dimensions, and the technical capabilities of each room:

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Show that fit in Festival Hub are typically:

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Between 40-60 minutes in run time

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Able to bump in and out in ~15 minutes

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Interested in performing between 5-15 sessions

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Able to share a venue (such as lighting & sound set ups, and limited storage) with other shows

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In line with the programming vision and values of Melbourne Fringe Festival

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Shows in the Festival Hub cannot be longer than 60 minutes (except in special circumstances), and bump in and out times are 15 minutes or 30 minutes, shared between the show before/after you.
- We do have the ability to be flexible on this rule in certain situations. Some of our larger spaces can be more flexible on both show length and bump in / out times as part of their usual programming. For other rooms, it will only work out if the stars align, e.g. if you have an idea for an 80-minute event and someone else has a 40-minute event then it’s possible for us to program both. It’s rare but worth asking!
Shows are programmed for either a 5 night, 10 night, or 15 night season, with some exceptions:
- The ETU Ballroom can be programmed more flexibly, with options that accommodate anything from a one-off event to a full 15-night season; or,
- Common Rooms has 9pm spots only on Wednesdays, Thursday and Sundays (no Fri or Sat due to Club Fringe) that are well suited to weekly or one-off shows; or,
- For access reasons, we can occasionally program short-seasons of 2-3 nights if the programming can work in tandem with another 2-3 night season.

All shows are 1 hour earlier on Sundays, and the Festival Hub is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Almost every room has sound bleed to some extent. We sound isolate as much as possible, but as a multi-room performance venue, the Festival Hub is not the best option for quiet, meditative works.
Your venue hire includes one venue technician for your season, as well as front of house and ticketing support, venue production staff, risk assessment of your event and general support from the Fringe producing and operations team to help make your event as successful as possible.
There are spaces to get changed and well-lit bathrooms for makeup, but no green rooms or dedicated warmup space.
All shows must participate in the following promotional deals to allow for consistent messaging: Flash Sale and Hub Club (please refer to Special Offers and Packages for details). This will allow us to market events in Fringe Programmed Venues with campaigns around the deals.
All shows must allow participant passholders to enter free of charge, but only if there are seats available, and only once all paid ticketholders have been seated.
There is minimal storage space, so your event should be light on infrastructure. Big detailed sets are very difficult to make work, but events that can be packed away in a suitcase are perfect!